Scientific Discoveries
Scenarios exploring how different scientific breakthroughs or their timing might have changed history
What If The AIDS Epidemic Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where HIV never made the leap to humans or was contained before becoming a global pandemic, fundamentally altering public health, LGBTQ+ history, and social development across the globe.
What If The Amazon Rainforest Was Never Deforested?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Amazon rainforest remained intact, preserving its biodiversity and critical role in global climate regulation, with profound impacts on environmental systems and human development.
What If The Apollo 1 Fire Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the deadly Apollo 1 cabin fire never occurred, potentially accelerating America's journey to the Moon and altering the trajectory of the entire space program.
What If The Apollo 13 Accident Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apollo 13 successfully completed its lunar landing mission in 1970, potentially accelerating NASA's lunar exploration program and changing the course of space history.
What If The Apollo Program Was Cancelled After Apollo 11?
Exploring the alternate timeline where NASA ended lunar missions after the first Moon landing, drastically altering the course of space exploration, international relations, and technological development.
What If The Arecibo Observatory Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico was repaired rather than decommissioned, preserving a unique scientific instrument that might have continued making astronomical discoveries into the 2020s and beyond.